diff --git a/src/services/refresh_scheduler.cpp b/src/services/refresh_scheduler.cpp
index b7ad46d..4b0d685 100644
--- a/src/services/refresh_scheduler.cpp
+++ b/src/services/refresh_scheduler.cpp
@@ -8,16 +8,21 @@ namespace services {
 RefreshScheduler::Intervals RefreshScheduler::intervalsForPage(ui::NavPage page)
 {
     using NP = ui::NavPage;
+    // Intervals are {core, transactions, addresses, peers} in seconds (0 = disabled).
+    // The peers value keeps the status-bar peer count current on EVERY tab — previously it was 0
+    // off the Peers tab, so the count never updated until you opened Peers. A slow 20s cadence is
+    // plenty for a status-bar number; the Peers tab itself stays fast (5s) for its live list. During
+    // sync this is overridden by kSyncProfile (peers 0) so it can't contend with block download.
     switch (page) {
-        case NP::Overview: return {2.0f, 10.0f, 15.0f, 0.0f};
-        case NP::Send:     return {3.0f, 10.0f,  5.0f, 0.0f};
-        case NP::Receive:  return {5.0f, 15.0f,  5.0f, 0.0f};
-        case NP::History:  return {5.0f,  3.0f, 15.0f, 0.0f};
-        case NP::Mining:   return {5.0f, 15.0f, 15.0f, 0.0f};
+        case NP::Overview: return {2.0f, 10.0f, 15.0f, 20.0f};
+        case NP::Send:     return {3.0f, 10.0f,  5.0f, 20.0f};
+        case NP::Receive:  return {5.0f, 15.0f,  5.0f, 20.0f};
+        case NP::History:  return {5.0f,  3.0f, 15.0f, 20.0f};
+        case NP::Mining:   return {5.0f, 15.0f, 15.0f, 20.0f};
         case NP::Peers:    return {5.0f, 15.0f, 15.0f, 5.0f};
-        case NP::Market:   return {5.0f, 15.0f, 15.0f, 0.0f};
-        case NP::Console:  return {10.0f, 30.0f, 30.0f, 0.0f};
-        default:           return {5.0f, 15.0f, 15.0f, 0.0f};
+        case NP::Market:   return {5.0f, 15.0f, 15.0f, 20.0f};
+        case NP::Console:  return {10.0f, 30.0f, 30.0f, 30.0f};
+        default:           return {5.0f, 15.0f, 15.0f, 20.0f};
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/test_phase4.cpp b/tests/test_phase4.cpp
index df0c8ab..426b041 100644
--- a/tests/test_phase4.cpp
+++ b/tests/test_phase4.cpp
@@ -757,7 +757,8 @@ void testRefreshScheduler()
     RefreshScheduler scheduler;
     scheduler.applyPage(dragonx::ui::NavPage::Overview);
     EXPECT_NEAR(scheduler.intervals().core, 2.0, 0.0001);
-    EXPECT_NEAR(scheduler.intervals().peers, 0.0, 0.0001);
+    // Peers now polls on every tab (slow cadence) so the status-bar peer count stays current.
+    EXPECT_NEAR(scheduler.intervals().peers, 20.0, 0.0001);
 
     scheduler.tick(1.99f);
     EXPECT_FALSE(scheduler.isDue(Timer::Core));
@@ -779,7 +780,7 @@ void testRefreshScheduler()
     EXPECT_NEAR(scheduler.intervals().core, 10.0, 0.0001);
     EXPECT_NEAR(scheduler.intervals().transactions, 30.0, 0.0001);
     EXPECT_NEAR(scheduler.intervals().addresses, 30.0, 0.0001);
-    EXPECT_NEAR(scheduler.intervals().peers, 0.0, 0.0001);
+    EXPECT_NEAR(scheduler.intervals().peers, 30.0, 0.0001);
 
     EXPECT_FALSE(scheduler.isDue(Timer::Price));
     scheduler.markDue(Timer::Price);